Hero
Greek
"demi-god"Share
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Hero Origin and Meaning
The name Hero is a boy's name of Greek origin meaning "demi-god".
Though the mythological Hero was female, this name might prove too big a responsibility for a little guy to shoulder.
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Hero Popularity
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Famous People Named Hero
- Actor Ralph Fiennes' nephewHero Beauregard Fiennes,Tiffin (1997,), who played a young Tom Riddle in 2009's 'Harry Potter and the Half,Blood Prince'
- Hero Howard (b. 2016)son of Terrence Howard
Hero in Pop Culture
- "Big Hero 6" Disney film with lead character boy named Hiro
- "Hero"song by Cash Cash feat. Christina Perri
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